The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23
GRNRRAL NEWS,

BUsIEBss moderate.
Two boats leaving today.
The Arkansas river 10 rising.
THE Ohio river is rising at Cairo and
Louisville.
TIM Mary Houston should ass here
today on her way to Cincinnati.
DURING the "a hours, ending at noon
yesterday, the river here rose 4 inches.
THE heavy rain which fell yes .erday
did excellent sanitary work on the
leves.
THE City Of Baton Rouge was ex-
pected 10 pass here last night on her
way to st. Louis.
THR City OF Cairo, Capt. Lightner,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow morniny for Vicksburg,
THE Arkansas City, Of the Anchor
Line, leaves here at @ o'clock tomor-
row evening for Cairo aud st. Louis.
The Ohio should arrivs Monday
morning, and she is the PACKET leav-
ing Tuescay evening for the Ohio
river.
THE City OF Providence, from Vicks-
burg, passed to ST. Louis last night.
She added here l76 barrels and 70
racks OF potatoes.
THE Desoto returnd to Cincinnati
last night with 452 rales Of cotton, 8
bales OF rags, so barrels OF oil ald 10
tons Of sundries.
The James Lee, from Friars Point,
hal 81 I'D
sacks OF cotton seed. She returned
yesterday evening with a fair trip.
THE new skih Netlie Jones, built by
Thomas q linn for Messrs. Brown Il
Jones, Was launched yesterday. The
beat is very light and is beauty.
THE Coahoms, from 0sceo'a,
brought 10 bales Of cotton, 4 bags Of
seed cotton and 10 sacks OF cotton seed.
She went back last night with air
trip.
CAPT. IRWIN DUaAN, Supervising In
spector OF steam vessels for this dis
trict, is making the round trip on the
steamer Desoto. He Is accompanied
by his family.
THE Joe Peters, Capt. Ed Rowland,
leaves at B O'Clock this evening for
Helena, Terrtno, Pine Bluff and all
way landing on the Arkansas river.
Mr.. Charles Mussellman is chief clerk.
The feet and elegant sidewhsel
steamer Will s. Hays Capt. Dan Able,
is announced to leave here at 5 o'clock
this evening for Vicksburg, New Or
leans and all way landings, Capt. A.
l.. Oummins has charge OF the Office.
THE r. L. Cobb, which was aground
on Rob Roy bar, in the Arkansas
river, got of Thursday and is now on
her way to this port with over 800
bales OF cotton and large amount Of
miscellaneous freight. The Cobb will
arrive here Monday morning.
THE City Of Vicksburg passed to
Vicksburg yesterday evening with a
good trip. She put of here 1888 pack
ages, including 465 barrels of -four, 90
boxes OF bacon, POO rolls OF baSgiug. 3
bales of cotton, 8 bags of seed cotton,
SO head Of sheep 10 head OF hogs, aud
added rs tons OF miscellaneous freight.
SOME person put up job on brother
Cammer, but he got even by telling
everybody that the board, not 'call"
but "bulstin," is government prop
erty. Ho says; The bulletin board
on the Custom House bluff is govern.
ment property, and placed there for
the benefit of eteambostmen. No one
but the observer who is employed by
the River Commission has my Dusi-
ness with the figures in the box, and
any one found tampering with the
fame will be arrested aud handed over
to the authorities. Persons not &C
quainted with river business have no
idea how much harm they can do by
the figures on the bulletin us
by the observer In charge.
Pilots of boat passing the river iIont
read these figures (Which are changed
twice day., and If the same are cor
rect, he being fully acquainted with
his business, cen tell just how much
water he has over all the crossings.
Thisltem ia for the benefit OF all, but
more especially for the one who
the figures last night,